http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/memories-blog.html It's all about old paper! We love it! ...and, if you're reading this... then, so do you! Let us keep you up-to-date with other postings or news about collecting (old) paper! en-us memories Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:06:04 GMT Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:06:04 GMT collectingpapermemories.com 2ce8d69330537384d24de7fd87de76f2 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old-land-registry-document-issued-by-the-year-1872.html I am from Sri Lanka and I would like to exhibit this old document which was issued by the Land registry of Ceylon at the time of the British rulers governing Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:06:00 GMT 73360708a7487c30568aa2e5874b59a9 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/1845-free-mason-principals-and-scribes.html This is a document I found in my granddad's attic about 16 years ago It is a Principals & Scribes. From 1845, almost 200 years old it has two red seals Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:00:47 GMT 196750d33775e1c62f23de73b05e6f36 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/bag-o-matchbooks.html I was recently given a bag of old matchbooks by a gentleman in his late 80's who was worried about throwing them in the trash and burning his house down....there Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:39:19 GMT 55ae629a47c43fdb0e6411a5143acd18 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/life-magazines.html I've inherited a ton of vintage LIFE magazines. When I say ton I mean around 5,000 of them! 30's 40's 50's 60's 70's .... I'm out to sell them. Any ideas Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:52:44 GMT 1c57c90d9a3ce7668d466ee54ddcbd91 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old-italian-documents-maybe-from-the-office-of-the-king-1867.html I approached the Italian national archive with details of an old document I have - 20 pages long, name of the King Vittoria Emmanuel II at the top from Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:48:59 GMT 8af8e1be90363f4ec526b82cb61e1cf5 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/western-union-telegraph-slip-sept-12-1901.html I got this old book out of the top shelf of the closet when we moved in to our new house, and it was a history book from 1884. The history book is, The Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:04:14 GMT a9a1faff37547c365aa3475f079c3f16 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/cepreri-ecehuh-mystery.html I found a very old match book with small match books depicting stories and a larger one, like the size of a kitchen box of matches with a man on the front. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:48:53 GMT e0caa260a9b4d728d284c85701a39d24 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/a-life-as-a-phillumenist.html I´m from Denmark, Europe. I am 58 years of age and started collecting matchboxes, labels, books, skillets and all match-related items as I was a boy in Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:46:16 GMT 8b24345c3ef22a1b86475149509ae676 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/1867-tax-reciept.html Found lots of old newspapers and receipts in a lot with trailer I bought for taxes owed. Would love to know the value and if I can sell them and to whom? Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:42:16 GMT e9c6dfbc2187962ea3d4bd4d0a45dc94 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/scroll-from-the-book-of-esther.html My name is Ben and I live in Raleigh, NC. I am in need of some help with a document I recently purchased from a book dealer in Israel. It is a fragment Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:39:39 GMT 14bc5e53fa2cfeda552339deb6925df3 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/vintage-matchbook-collection-1940s-1970s.html This unique collection contains 1,157 matches from U.S., Canada, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Panama, Italy & Sweden. Subject matter includes restaurants, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:02:47 GMT 21db57459f3bbc0dfc5deadbd1852fcc http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/document-dated-january-1882-glasgow.html Many of these have been found. Thank you very much for sharing this with us, Linda. Interesting to read and very elegant penmanship. Thanks again ...Mar Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:50:46 GMT 6ceaa2abfed9fd3e41404d61fd82c5bd http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/monday-sept-7-1953.html The Nashville Tennessean from 1953 found this paper in an old attic. They tore it down but right before they did I went in and found several ads and a Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:47:00 GMT a4fb9feda471686bc264f372f5c3f618 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/land-deeds-dated-back-to-1904.html I have some old documents - land deeds from Arizona dated back to 1904. They appear to have Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland's original Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:52:22 GMT 2d5c5f623a6d1b07332a80751c969ed7 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/j-edgar-hoover-memorial-program-from-1972.html Retired FBI Agent, so employed 1969 to 1995. I have an original program of the memorial service for J. Edgar Hoover in 1972, in good condition. Is it Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:41:49 GMT 06e7589a85740e44c282336d4a09c309 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/empire-theatre-posters-found-1893-debut-posters.html I have 2 great early posters from the 1893 Debut Play at the Empire Theatre in New York City. They have some issues, but would be fantastic framed up. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:27:22 GMT 9a51d9de31bf786f3635dcb43ad22615 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/travel-ads.html Travel ads from the past...dreaming of the future! These ads will make you want... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:33:49 GMT 6b24c1e514327268228410e15ead7a3f http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/baseball-cards.html Baseball Cards as Paper Ephemera? Of courseThey are one of the most popular paper collectibles of all time! Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:50:57 GMT db1bdccfd2e86f7aa8b3ca56c845a251 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/valuable-letter-from-the-1400s.html My grandfather was a keeper of many things passed down through the ages. When my parents passed two years ago I came across a tin container with several Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:47:46 GMT dc1595c1054a1c6b1cfe6eea469733e9 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/the-american-angler-1887.html Hello, 22 years ago I was remodeling an old home and found this old magazine in the walls. It is still in good shape for its age. I just can't seem to Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:39 GMT 1b38fd7162353c93d27db6db2a7382d7 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/antique-contracts-about-100-years-old.html I found these 100 year old contracts in our place of business about 12 years ago. I hung on to them because I think they are interesting. They seem to Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:04:35 GMT f0b4c7440437a788867dbfaa2afb7571 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/box-and-bag-of-old-matchbooks.html I grew up in the Northeast of the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s. I have a cardboard box about 20 inches, by 20 inches by 12 inches plus a small plastic Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:51:41 GMT 2ff71d38dfbb503bc9e3d0cefc5bfa8b http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/index.html Not sure what to do with that box full of memories gathering dust ? Why not display them or preserve them properly? We have some great ideas for you... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:11:56 GMT dead77b42a33e3495a27b527475b607c http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/evening-news-july-26-1881.html Found a copy of this four page newspaper in my father's memorabilia box. It's a bit tattered, but still readable Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:49:06 GMT 69cfcb7fe761c3dfb0d3eb39314a2625 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/50-matchbooks-from-50-states.html That's what I was trying to achieve. Happened quite by accident as my work meant I ate out quite a bit and picked up matches from every place. As people Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:41:13 GMT 13497f6fd3e87deae8d4d5af49c1b906 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/christmas-postcards.html Christmas postcards of the past! A short note, a simple message...that's all that was needed to extend simple Christams greetings. Why not bring back those vintage memories? Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:13:58 GMT 5f30d0057bc27749a122ed4d6e1b0511 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/1775-irish-sheepskin-deedindenture.html This is in excellent condition. It appears to be a deed along with some type of Will as well. Four men's signatures with wax seals. It still has the Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:10:41 GMT c3b9c7741025b5e5902a48531aa34f29 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old.html I was at a swap meet I purchased an old painting of some flowers with a frame that had cracked glass for $1.00. I took it home and began to dismantle Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:55:39 GMT 56f45872c775d4dcaf7e6eeb1ca392a3 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/1923-domestic-money-order-application.html I found this blank Application for a Domestic Money Order (EDITION MAY, 1923) I don't know if its worth anything. I have been researching for days and Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:46:01 GMT b5fd30c1462803f36492aeeee3551c5b http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/campbells-soup-fan.html Having been a long time fan of Campbell's Soup, and really who isn't, I was thrilled to come across this circa 1930's hand fan to add to my comfort memories Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:20:19 GMT ec2294e2e049ce9e8f7b2bcd635945ea http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/gettysburg-address.html While I know there are only 5 known original documents of the Gettysburg address, I have obtained in an auction box a copy that was framed and aged. I Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:04:20 GMT 6986ce96b244d4740a2f513fa76c272e http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old-handwritten-grocery-receipts.html We found some old grocery receipts from Boston's Faneuil Market dated back to 1871. Perfect condition. Are these receipts worth keeping, or selling or Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:01:48 GMT 8c6624e8fcc65d4972727e6b5ccc4372 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/world-trade-center-building-3-tall-ships-bar.html On one of my trips to New York I ducked into the Tall Ships Bar in WTC-3 and picked up, in addition to a couple of Scotch and Waters, a few match books Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:58:57 GMT 17e203e5deb4ba8910bd89f296b24cd1 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/news-of-the-world.html I have a genuine first edition of the News of the World newspaper. This was found around twenty years ago under the floor boards of my mother's house Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:23:57 GMT 0d5d765e407d28164639feadee32c0fd http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/comic-book-grading.html Is comic book grading important to the value of your comic book collection? Learn more right here... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:04:14 GMT 375af2c52c138645b552742b6e3ba95a http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old-1933-liquor-license.html My friend bought an old bar in Illinois. It was built in the twenties and was owned by Al Canoe in the thirties. It had a trap door behind the bar that Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:06:38 GMT 9e6a47a673bad20505a139a5d9b44938 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/1200-match-books.html I bought a pickle jar filled with old matchbook covers accordion'd together. I paid $200.00 for them. I thought there were two or three hundred, but as Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:04:11 GMT 52761b2dde0af38a7b009d577299f556 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/100000-check-issued-by-the-bank-of-the-united-states.html This document was discovered in a deceased relatives belongings. It appears to be uncashed (no endorsement on the back). Bob, thank you so much for Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:08:09 GMT 2a007226e75fed734bfc844dae218f99 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/nyc-newspaper-insert-from-april-1961.html QUESTION: I am looking for an advertising supplement that was inserted into New York City newspapers in April 1961 in conjunction with the New York Auto Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:07:49 GMT 3d7b4398da2c8eb685c43da65377373d http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/elect-al-smith-1928.html As a family of political nuts, I have political and regular old time match books. I am almost 83 years old and want to sell them. My favorite is Elect Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:30:07 GMT 761127729abbccd7cea93aa04692b7de http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/uncle-teds-matchbook-collecting.html My Uncle was an avid collector of many things. Matchbooks seem to be just one.... Recently he passed away and I now have hundreds of them. He kept them Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:37:10 GMT 6d6071639057a4f560c5f57fc7e0ae2d http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/old-programme-great-naval-exhibition.html Old scrap book Fri, 13 May 2011 12:59:41 GMT 31da6d28e639fb68bd5878bd4e3cceac http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/antique-book-imre-kiralfy.html I have had this book since I was a kid. I don't know the value though Wed, 11 May 2011 12:52:13 GMT 9c538d8b89f4d7fa464c7803bee2d37a http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/pokemon-cards.html Collecting Pokemon cards can be fun and frustrating. Here some tips to help you with your collection! Tue, 10 May 2011 03:28:59 GMT 3c1d91f8bdc51015c6587ed72aee87ed http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/jigsaw-puzzle-framed.html Here's a step by step example of how to frame a jigsaw puzzle. Yes! You can do it! Tue, 10 May 2011 03:27:18 GMT 10803f1cb306389a8326c4ff0f9ac08f http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/gluing-jigsaw-puzzles.html Gluing jigsaw puzzles is a great way to save your puzzles. On this page, we'll show you how! Tue, 10 May 2011 00:21:26 GMT 37a7d290952a28b92887323ffc53f6e2 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/matchbook-collection-unusual-luck.html I did some painting for someone. Part of my compensation was her late husband's travel case from the 30's and 40's. It was full of matchbooks from California, Sun, 01 May 2011 03:20:48 GMT ff829cf8d524020f4de94b82395c411e http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/newspaper-storage.html Proper newspaper storage is essential if you have a favorite old newspaper. Find out how right here... Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:54:39 GMT 3949b86fb531b99cbc044f5f79d8a37c http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/paper-ephemera.html Everyone has some paper ephemera! You may not realize it, but your house could be full of valuable ephemera collectibles! Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:17:25 GMT 44d8890768af85cf2764ec99a9fb7b45 http://www.collectingpapermemories.com/vintage-valentine-postcards.html Vintage Valentine Postcards are a fun collectible for anyone collecting paper ephemera. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:36:17 GMT